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"Wee wee wee carpool lane!!! Hey, what happened? I didn't sign up for this." Dad, having fun passing people in the carpool lane, then annoyed once he hit traffic in the lane.
"You're not making many points tonight." Julie
"I'm not much of a making points type of guy. Teasing is more my style." Jeff
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"Stick it in there...turn around." Jeff, playing a card trick.
"Just writing down how to do it." Nicki--wanting to document magic trick instructions out of context.
"I was watching you guys." Jeff
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"I got up and there was a broken stick! I don't know what the heck was going on." Jeff, watching hockey.
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"I was gonna pop my Taco Bell cherry with Eve." Pacifica Nicki
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"Taco Bell is the only food I've ordered from a taxi... Twice." Mike
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"Collectively we bowled a perfect game." Mike, on the 8th frame with the 4 of us.
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"I just wanna win this game with the only strike." Nicki
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"That's some serious pin action going on there." Mike
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"There like in prom dresses." Nicki, on a group that came in the bowling alley.
"Is that Little J?" DJ. Funny.
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"If I've ever seen a robbery in action that was it. Call the police." Jeff, on Nicki not getting all the pins.
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"That was a turkey if I've ever seen it." Mike, on Nicki's attempt at one.
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"I have to go to work. You know that thing where they make me angry for 8 hours a day and then give me a paycheck every 2 weeks like kind of makes up for it?" Mike |
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"Ok, just watched GG. Solid, but still depressed about waiting until Jan for the next episode." Steph, my Gossip Girl reporter and co-obsessor.
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"My shopping outing was actually a date w/Spence where we Christmas shopped for 6 hours and literally filled our car w/bags. It was fun." Steph. Now that's how to do it!
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"A little JT, wahoos and chatting: awesome date!!" Steph, on us hanging out.
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"He drove to Fremont and then Monterey in the same day?" Me, about Dad.
"Yeah he's a little loony." Mom
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"I need to take my books back to eve library. I am almost done." Flor, on Twilight series books 1 and 2.
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"They need to invent a 'your friend Eve' iPhone app. It's kind of fun to relive fun times beyond the 15 minutes I can usually remember them!" Susan, about my quotes.
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"And thank goodness for iPhone and my new laptop otherwise no working tv and Internet!" Susan, visiting her mom.
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"It's nice to see you not on Facebook." Carlos, at an event.
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"I gotta check to make sure everyone's ok. Do my parade and say hi." Organizer Flor
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"I was reevaluating my entertainment dollars." Ruben, on downgrading his cable package and ordering Netflix instead.
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"I'm a blinker." Monica, while pictures are being taken.
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"It tore at the seam." Me, on my new top.
"Oh good that's perfect--that's the best place for it to tear." Mom
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"I'm on my friends' couch stealing wifi and watching Survivor. I'm back to civilization!" Susan
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"I have to say it's saved my sanity. Waiting hours for medical care is sooo boring. Not even Clooney types around for visual entertainment." Susan, about her new iPhone.
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"I hope today helps get you more in the xmas spirit since I think you and
elf will be decorating." Mike, about my mom and I.
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"And just think, tomorrow is super fantastic holiday fest with husband 1.15 (I assume he may have gotten a promotion after last night). :-O" Mike, after I was upset with him the night before.
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"Lots of diving people christmas parties this weekend - starting tonight and finishing sunday." Kathi
"Diving people -- nice. Are they in diving locales?
" Me
"No - south bay (luckily!) All above water." Kathi
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"I do know that as long as I keep cooking dino meat he'll always love me." Matt, about Mike.
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"Oh that ass. Lately my word is ass. Everyone's an ass." Mary
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"I figure if I ever get laid off or if there really is a depression I'll be stocked and ready to go." Yed, about having a good amount of wine in stock.
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"The only thing it needs is to get into my stomach." Mike, on dinner.
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"Don't put that on Facebook or I'll be mad." David
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"We might do gourmet, but he knows how to fry a turkey." Matt, about Mike's cooking skills.
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"Cheesy crazy yummy goodness." Matt, on his au gratin potatoes
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"So how do you feel about perfect prime rib?" Matt, about to serve one he made.
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"Gotta send out more cards!" Me
"Need help? I can be your christmas card ghost writer." Onray
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"Well shopping is fun is my problem. That's why I go all nutty over xmas--cause its like a reason to shop. I love present buying." Me
"I just buy for myself... I just don't know what people want. I think it is a pain in the ass. And I hate the crowds at the malls." Yed
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"I can't sleep, I'm too excited. Me, at 2am.
"Don't focus on the excitement, focus on the boring." Sleeping Mike's advice.
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"So what you doing tonight? Dance, home cooking with the hubs, shopping?" Flor, to me.
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"Have a Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah - whichever you celebrate. I am counting on you to make 2009 your best year
yet!" Rick B
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"I can't sleep I'm too excited." Me, at 2am.
"Don't focus on the excitement--focus on the boring." Mike's advice
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"I told you I didn't know what would come out of my mouth." David ordering differently
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"I had all sorts of fantasies about what I was going to do if I got laid off." David
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"I was expecting more zing." Laurie, on sushi roll.
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"I didn't like that movie--it was stupid. I need to go home and watch an action movie now." Dad on 4 Xmases
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"I only buy people things that I like not that they like." Dad
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"When I buy stuff for Eve Mom says it's stupid but I buy it anyway I don't care." Dad
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"How much Chinese is Mike in our family?" Mom
"I still need the training chopsticks." Mike
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"That was good I could just sit here with a bottle of that." Kathi, on a glass of syrah.
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"I'm drinking for the 2 of us and the baby too." Stacy P.
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"If it's good I'm not sharing. I'm kidding... kinda." Leslie E on peach cobbler.
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"She's dated guys with the worst names." Kathi, about Leslie. Names that came up were Cliff and Mort.
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"Don't fall off the horse right now I've been drinking for you all night." Stacy, egging Leslie on to eat more dessert.
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"I like the Xmas cookie one." Me about a candle
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I just burn the cookies." Stacy
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"I feel like I saw all of his nutcracker." Stacy, on seeing the Nutcracker.
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"I'm going home with something tonight." Kathi, on the 3 Xmas stuffed animals I gave out.
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"
Just cause you're not hungry doesn't mean somebody else isn't." Stacy, to prego Leslie.
"The baby's not hungry. We're closed for business." Leslie
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"What are you gonna do tomorrow while I'm on my date?" Me
"Probably lay in the couch and fall asleep--my favorite." Mike
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"Now you know what it's like to be on the other side." Nicki, to me, at her niece's dance recital.
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"I couldn't wear that outfit." Me, on some of the skimpy and tight outfits the teen dancers were wearing.
"There's some that shouldn't be." Nicki's mom
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"What date is this?" Flor to me, in the car. We decided on 5
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"I had 4 salty balls, is that bad? Don't judge." Flor, at the Trevese event.
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"I'm not hungry at all." Me
"It's not about hunger when it's chick fil a." Mike
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"Don't worry about it. When you wear your panties just think of me." Aunt Diana, on me giving her money to pay her back.
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"What's an iphone???" Wisconsin Aunt Kathy seeing my generic iPhone email sig,
"I didn't even know I knew someone who didn't know what an iPhone was." Me
"Yeah she's very low tech--she doesn't even have cable." Mom
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"I'm not allowed to pour for people." Santa Barbara Chris
"How much do you pour?" Me
"Half and half... and no ice." Chris
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"There is no reason to eat an organ that filters toxins." Chris, about liver.
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"They're little gelato shovels." Christiane, on spoons.
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"Ice cream doesn't do that doohickey." Me, on gelato being gooey.
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"We could do it in the car." Christiane, about Shazam.
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"I'm your personal Shazam." Mike, calling the title and artist of the song playing.
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"If you've ever lived in a cold place you understand why people wear fur." Ohio Chris
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"If I was gonna be a serial killer I'd hope I'd be as good at it as he is." Chris about Dexster
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"There is nothing good that can come out of being an engineer." Chris
"I can't do anything else." Mike
"We can never be normal. We can never have a normal life." Chris
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"I just want another drink. Do you ever get that feeling?" Chris
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"Hope you and Mike have a great holiday filled with all kinds of meals that
you can review on Yelp." Malty
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"I'm so excited to eat." Flor, after we ordered dinner.
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"I packed it in like sardines." Flor, eating a bunch of paella.
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"Let's go walk to Xmas in the park." Me
"Sure, if it helps you get your Xmas spirit." Mike
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"Who's gonna go first?" Me, on opening presents with the family.
"Me so I can get it over with." Scrooge Dad
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"Hey where's the moo?" Dad, on our present opening tradition.
"But you liked it." Me
"I know but I wanna get ready for the moo." Dad
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"I love my own present." Mike
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"My favorite candy bar." Mom, clapping opening one.
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"Regift! Regifting is good!" Mom's reaction to another.
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"Who wants this? Moo it!" Mom on a lame present.
"I don't agree so half a moo only." Dad
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"We're going so fast." Me, liking to have it last as long as possible.
"Look at the pile--don't worry about speedy." Dad. We did have a lot of presents.
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"Do you want it? Real time regifting!" Me, only something I got.
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"I didn't comb my hair." Dad, on being in picture
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"Thank you myself." Dad, on something he bought and wrapped up for himself.
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"I think the wrapper paper is the best part." Dad, on a gift he didn't care for.
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"Excellent! Rochelle gets an A. We need the opposite of a moo." Mom on Mike's Clemson gifts.
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"When I went Xmas shopping I found things I liked so I bought them for myself." Dad opening gifts
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"Do I get to keep the bag or do I have to give it back?" Mom, on a gift bag we used
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"We're doing good on time--we should be done by midnight." Mom on us starting our family Xmas at 4.
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"I don't suppose anyone wants dessert now." Mom, after dinner.
"No that will be good for a break right before the finale." Mike, on presents.
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"I'm changing." Dad
"So many costume changes." DJ, the 3rd time Dad changed that night. Every so often when he'd get a clothing item, he'd wear it.
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"You're so skinny. Have you been eating?" Me, to Dad.
"If it's not noodles he won't eat." Mom
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"Kit kats!" Dad, opening a gift.
"It can't be Christmas without kit kats." Mom, on Dad's fave.
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"It's a nice laugh but I don't want to use it. Can you return it?" Dad on a Bill Clinton corkscrew I got him.
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"Ok I'm ready." Dad after dessert.
"Ok we'll continue on." Mom, on the final leg of presenting. We went 8 hours and finished at midnight--with breaks for food.
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"Why are you calling so late? It's 5am there!" Dad
"It's 3." Me
"Oh I didn't see the 1." Dad, at 12am and not 2am in CA.
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"They turned the grocery to a church?" DJ in Greenville
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"Last time you guys came out we were drinking for 17 hours." Jen, on a Clemson football day.
"You were just there for the tail end." Me to Sasha
"That was a good tail end." Sasha
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"Wow it's regionally hot." Sasha on us not being able to get sweet tea vodka.
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"I love feedback, that's cool." Jeremy on chest pounding screechy noise coming from the band's equipment.
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"You want a crack whore or perfect pussy?" Kim, at the bar ordering shots.
"They usually don't go together." Mike
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"I had my days. I had a lot if money go into that." Andy, on Jägermeister.
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"She does this everywhere she goes." Sasha
"You roll your own cigarettes?" Jen
"Yeah." Leigh Anne
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"That's a reasonable size for a purse. When Kim gets tired she crawls in here." Kim's friend on her purse vs one of our friend's.
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"Pretty much from here it takes 30 minutes to get to anything." Mike, at his parent's house.
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"The Caccia side of the family is very sexy you know." Pop pop
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"Had an eve dinner tonight... few courses and lots of fancy stuff." Nicki.
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"It was good, busy, freezing, warm, freezing, etc... It went from -20 to 60 degrees. I was frozen in my house the day after christmas with 8 relatives - yikes!! We couldn't leave but the ice melted and I was set free." Kathi, on her holiday travels.
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"I'm on vacation. I have 3 play dates today." Corie, on meeting up with friends
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"I thought you at least got 40 pounds out of it!" Corie, on weight people gain when they are prego.
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"So everything's ok with the sperm? They're not tired or anything?" Corie
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